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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 1 · Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa
1.14.251.14.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.14.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 1.14.25inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

शूरो मातामह: कच्चित्स्वस्त्यास्ते वाथ मारिष: ।

मातुल: सानुज: कच्चित्कुशल्यानकदुन्दुभि: ॥ २६ ॥

śūro mātāmahaḥ kaccit

svasty āste vātha māriṣaḥ

mātulaḥ sānujaḥ kaccit

kuśaly ānakadundubhiḥ

Translation

Is my respectable grandfather Śūrasena in a happy mood? And are my maternal uncle Vasudeva and his younger brothers all doing well?

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remember Elders With Respectful Concern

  1. 1

    The inquiry about Śūrasena expresses respect for a grandfather.

  2. 2

    It asks not only whether he is well, but whether he is in a happy mood.

  3. 3

    The concern also includes the maternal uncle Vasudeva and his younger brothers.

How it feels

Bereavement → Renunciation. The worldly support system recedes and attachment is exposed.

Chapters 13–15 of Canto 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra departs; Kṛṣṇa disappears; Pāṇḍavas retire. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira observes disturbing omens and questions Arjuna about Kṛṣṇa and their relatives.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śūraḥŚūrasena
  2. mātāmahaḥmaternal grandfather
  3. kaccitwhether
  4. svastiall good
  5. āstepassing his days
  6. vāor
  7. athatherefore
  8. māriṣaḥrespectful
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “inquiry”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do my inquiries about elders include their happiness as well as their health?

Practice

Ask an elder in your family how they are feeling today, and give them time to answer.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemember Elders With Respectful ConcernThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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